{"product_id":"wedgwood-light-blue-jasperware-kidney-shaped-trinket-box-mid-20th-century","title":"Wedgwood | Light Blue Jasperware | Kidney-Shaped Trinket Box | Mid-20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWedgwood | Light Blue Jasperware | Kidney-Shaped Trinket Box | Mid-20th Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJosiah Wedgwood developed Jasperware in the 1770s, and its essential character has remained unchanged ever since — a rare example of a design language that achieved permanence rather than evolution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWedgwood’s Etruria manufactory in Staffordshire, established in 1769, became the centre of this development, with Jasperware emerging after years of experimentation into a fine unglazed stoneware coloured throughout the body. Introduced in 1775, it quickly became the firm’s defining material. The pale blue ground — now universally recognised as Wedgwood Blue — formed the most enduring expression of the range, while applied white relief ornament drew heavily on neoclassical sources and the design vocabulary associated with artists such as John Flaxman. The kidney-shaped trinket box form became a standard mid-century dresser piece and appears consistently in Wedgwood’s twentieth-century production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is of kidney form with a fitted domed lid and flat unglazed base. The body is finished in even Wedgwood Blue throughout. The lid carries a central applied white sprigged scene depicting classical figures with a winged putto, enclosed by a continuous fruit-and-flower garland in relief. The sides of the box are decorated with four framed classical figural panels, separated by applied anthemion motifs, all executed in crisp white relief against the blue ground. The interior is plain and unadorned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece is in excellent condition. The relief decoration is sharp and complete throughout, and the surface is clean with no staining or wear. There is a very small manufacturing inclusion to the base — a natural void within the body of the jasperware — which is consistent with production and not the result of damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Wedgwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: Kidney-shaped trinket box with fitted lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody: Jasperware (unglazed stoneware)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround colour: Light blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoration: White sprigged classical figures, fruit-and-flower garland, anthemion dividers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstamp: Impressed “WEDGWOOD \/ MADE IN ENGLAND” (post-1945 production)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 5.2 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 7.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 167 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWedgwood Blue is one of the few colours in the decorative arts that functions simultaneously as material, brand language, and cultural memory — which is a considerable achievement for a piece of coloured clay.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45061451677896,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3ca0bb1a-4dc6-4bfd-b66c-777c3a9d852a.png?v=1776798405","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/wedgwood-light-blue-jasperware-kidney-shaped-trinket-box-mid-20th-century","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}